From my home province, I took photographs of the indigenous peoples during a festival gathering. From these photographs I created these graphite and pastel portrait renderings with silver acrylic paint as the flat background.

Young girl

2004
Detail, 24 x 24 inches
Graphite, Pastel, and Acrylic paint on MDF board

bukidnon woman

2004
Detail, 24 x 24 inches
Graphite, Pastel, and Acrylic paint on MDF board